Four general cargo vessels have been removed from the United Nations (UN)’s blacklist of ships with North Korean ties.

In a statement, the UN said the ships were the following: the 6,082-dwt JH 86 (built 1986), the 6,830-dwt Jin Tai and Jin Teng (both built 1997) and the 6,593-dwt Grand Karo (built 1986).

Sanctions imposed by the UN earlier this month included 31 ships controlled by OMM, following North Korea's latest nuclear tests.

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